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MCMULLEN COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT

ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018

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Lovvorn & Kieschnick CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

LOWORN & KIESCHNICK, LLP

MC MULLEN COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT

DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS

DECEMBER 31, 2018

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

KAREN WHEELER

JIM TEAL

WALT FRANKLIN

MAX QUINTANILLA, JR.

WARREN WHEELER

VACANT

JILL ATKINSON

BLAINE PATTERSON

BESSIE GUERRERO

OTHER OFFICIALS

CHAIRWOMAN

SECRETARY

MEMBER

MEMBER

MEMBER

MEMBER

TREASURER

CHIEF APPRAISER

EX-OFFICIO NON-VOTING MEMBER

FINANCIAL SECTION

MCMULLEN COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,2018

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Independent Auditor's Report on Financial Statements .. ... .......... ........... ....... .. ....... ... ...... ...... 1 Management's Discussion and Analysis (Required Supplementary Information) ...... ......... .. 3

Basic Financial Statements

Government-wide Financial Statements: Statement of Net Position ... ..... ....... ....... .. ............... ....... ... ... .... .......... ........ ...... .......... 7 Statement of Activities ..... ........... ... .. .. ... .... ...... ..... ... .... .. .... ..... .... ... .................... ... ..... . 8

Fund Financial Statements: Balance Sheet- General Fund ................................................... .. .... .. .......... .. ... .. ..... 9 Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in

Fund Balances- General Fund ....................................... .. .... ...... .............. ...... . 10 Notes to the Basic Financial Statements .. ........ .. .. .. ..................... .. .. .. .. .. .. .................. .. .. 11

Required Supplementary Information:

Budgetary Comparison Schedule: General Fund .... ..... ...... ........... .. .. ..... ....... ........... .. ........ ..... ... ............... ........ ............. 17

Notes to Required Supplementary Information ................ ............ ...... .. .......... .... ......... ... 18

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Lovvorn & Kieschnick, LLP CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

Independent Auditor's Report

Board of Directors McMullen County Appraisal District Tilden, Texas 78072

Members of the Board:

Report on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying fmancial statements ofthe governmental activities and each major fund of the McMullen County Appraisal District, ("the District") as of and for the year ended December 31, 2018, and the related notes to the fmancial statements, which collectively comprise the District's basic fmancial statements as listed in the table of contents.

Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of fmancial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor's Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express opinions on these fmancial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the fmancial statements are free of material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the fmancial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the District' s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the District' s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the fmancial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinions.

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Opinions

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the respective fmancial position of the governmental activities and each major fund of the District as of December 31, 2018, and the respective changes in fmancial position for the year then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Our Matters

Required Supplementary Information

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the Management's Discussion and Analysis and budgetary comparison information identified as Required Supplementary Information in the table of contents be presented to supplement the basic fmancial statements. Such information, although not a part of the basic fmancial statements, is required by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, who considers it to be an essential part of fmancial reporting for placing the basic fmancial statements in an appropriate operational, economic, or historical context. We have applied certain limited procedures to the Required Supplementary Information in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which consisted of inquiries of management about the methods of preparing the information and comparing the information for consistency with management's responses to our inquiries, the basic fmancial statements, and other knowledge we obtained during our audit of the basic financial statements. We do not express an opinion or provide any assurance on the information because the limited procedures do not provide us with sufficient evidence to express an opinion or provide any assurance.

Respectfully submitted,

Lovvorn & Kieschnick, LLP Corpus Christi, Texas August 30, 2019

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MCMULLEN COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

(UNAUDITED)

This discussion and analysis is intended to be an easily readable analysis of the McMullen County Appraisal District (District) financial activities based on currently known facts, decisions and conditions. This analysis focuses on current year activities and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements that follow.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Net Position. The assets of the District exceeded its liabilities at December 31 , 2018 by $12,274 (presented as "net position"). Of this amount $6,709 was reported as "Unrestricted Net Position" and $5,565 was reported as "Net Investment in Capital Assets." Unrestricted net position represents the amount not restricted by parties outside the District.

Changes in Net Position. The District's total net position decreased by $43,809 (a 78.11% decrease) in fiscal year 2018.

Report Layout

Besides this Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A), the report consists of governmentwide statements, fund financial statements, and the notes to the financial statements. The first two statements present a government-wide view of the District's finances. Within this view, all District operations are categorized and reported as governmental activities. Governmental activities include appraisal services provided by the District.

Basic Financial Statements

• The Statement of Net Position focuses on resources available for future operations. In simple terms, this statement presents a snap-shot view of the assets of the District, the liabilities it owes and the net difference. The net difference is further separated into amounts restricted for specific purposes and unrestricted amounts. Governmental activities are reported on the accrual basis of accounting.

• The Statement of Activities focuses gross and net costs of the District's programs and the extent to which such programs rely upon general revenues. This statement summarizes and simplifies the user's analysis to determine the extent to which programs are selfsupporting and/or subsidized by general revenues.

• Fund financial statements focus separately on governmental funds. Governmental fund statements follow the more traditional presentation of financial statements.

• The notes to the financial statements provide additional disclosures required by governmental accounting standards and provide information to assist the reader in understanding the District's financial condition.

The MD&A is intended to explain the significant changes in financial position and differences in operation between the current and prior years.

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District as a Whole

Government-wide Financial Statements

Net position serves as a useful indicator of the District's financial position. The District's net position was $12,274 as of December 31, 2018. The District continues to be fiscally conservative and its net position has decreased by $43,809 during the current fiscal year. The decrease was primarily due to the refunding of $107,449 prior year assessments to entities.

The Statement of Net Position at December 31 , 2018 follows:

Net Position at Year-End

Cash and cash equivalents Capital assets, net

Total assets

Accounts payable Accrued Payroll Unearned Revenue

Noncurrent liabilities Due within one year

Total liabilities

Net position:

Net investment in capital assets Unrestricted

Total net position

Governmental Activities

2018 2017

89,161

5,565

94,726

70,132 12,209

111

82,452

5,565 6,709

12,274

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53,934 8,039

61,973

2,462

3,428

5,890

8,039 48,044

56,083

Total Percentage

Change 2018-2017

65.32% -30.77%

52.85%

2748.58% 0.00% 0.00%

-96.76%

1299.86%

-30.77%

-86.04%

-78.11%

The Statement of Activities follows:

Changes in McMullen County Appraisal District's Net Position

Revenues

Program revenues Levies from taxing units

General revenues

Miscellaneous Interest

Total revenues

Expenses Appraisal

Total expenses

Special Item Refund to Entities

Change in net position Beginning net position

Ending net position

Governmental Activities 2018 2017

596,524

973 717

598,214

534,574

534,574

(1 07,449)

(43,809) 56,083

12,274

585,362

1,782 695

587,839

551 ,556

551 ,556

{151 ,351}

(1 15,068) 171 ,150

56,083

Total Percentage Change 2018- 2017

1.91%

-45.40% 3.17%

1.76%

-3.08%

-3.08%

-29.01%

-61.93% -67.23%

-78.11%

Program revenues increased $11 ,162 (1 .91%) over 2017, while appraisal expenses decreased $16,984 (-3.08%) over 2017. Change in net position for 2018 was a decrease of $43,809, while in 2017 the change in net position was a decrease of $115,068. The decrease was due to refunding $1 07,449 prior year assessments to entities.

Governmental funds. The focus of the McMullen County Appraisal District's governmental funds is to provide information on near-term inflows, outflows, and balances of spendable resources. Such information is useful in assessing the McMullen County Appraisal District's financing requirements. In particular, unassigned fund balance may serve as a useful measure of a government's net resources available for spending at the end of the audit period. The General Fund is the District's only governmental fund .

As of the end of the current audit period, the McMullen County Appraisal District's General Fund reported an ending fund balance of $6,820, a decrease of $44,652 in comparison with the prior year. The decrease was primarily due to refunding $107,449 prior year assessments to entities. The assigned fund balance, $6,820, is to be used for furniture, equipment upgrades and improvements to the District's operations and mapping software upgrades.

As a measure of the general fund's liquidity, it may be useful to compare both unassigned fund balance and total fund balance to total fund expenditures. Unassigned fund balance represents approximately 0 percent of total general fund expenditures, while total fund balance represents approximately 1.27 percent of that same amount.

For 2018, revenues of the General Fund exceeded the expenditures by $62,797. This is compared to the 2017 excess of revenues over expenditures of $43,934.

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Capital Assets and Debt Administration

At December 31, 2018 and 2017 the District's Capital Assets were as follows :

Furniture & Equipment Software Accumulated depreciation

Capital assets, net

Debt Outstanding

Capital Assets at Year-End

Governmental Activities

2018 2017

22,208 20,163 7,230 7,230

(23,873) {19,355}

5,565 8,039

Total Percentage

Change 2018-2017

10.14% 0.00%

23.34%

-30.77%

At year-end, the District had $111 in outstanding debt. This is predominantly accumulated amounts of compensated absences carried in the employees' payroll accounts as potential future expenditures as shown in the table below.

Debt Outstanding at Year End

Governmental Activities 2018 2017

Compensated Absences 111 3,428

Total Debt 111 3,428

General Fund Budgetary Highlights

Total Percentage Change 2018-2017

-96.76%

-96.76%

During the year the original budget as a whole was not amended. There were only some line item adjustments made within the budget. Actual revenues exceeded budgeted revenues by $1,712, while actual expenditures were $61 ,085 less than the final amended budget. The most significant budget variation was for Contract Services, for which actual expenditures were $28,472 less than the budgeted amount.

Economic Factors and Next Year's Budget

The approved budget for 2019 is $607,202 which will be primarily provided by appraisal fees from all taxing units in the appraisal district.

Financial Contact

The District's financial statements are designed to present users (citizens, taxpayers , local governments, and state agencies) with a general overview of the District's finances and to demonstrate the District's accountability. If you have questions about the report or need additional financial information, please contact the District's business office at P.O. Box 37, Tilden, Texas 78072.

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MCMULLEN COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT STATEMENT OF NET POSITION

DECEMBER 31 , 2018

ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 89,161 Capital Assets, net of

Accumulated Depreciation (Note 3) 5,565 TOTAL ASSETS 94,726

LIABILITIES Accounts Payable 70,132 Accrued Payroll 12,209 Unearned Revenue Noncurrent Liabilities:

Due within one year 111 TOTAL LIABILITIES 82,452

NET POSITION Net Investment in Capital Assets 5,565 Unrestricted 6,709

TOTAL NET POSITION $ 12,274

The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part to this statement.

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EXPENSES: Payroll Costs

MCMULLEN COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018

Contract Services Supplies and Materials Other Operating Expenses Capital Outlay Depreciation

TOTAL EXPENSES

PROGRAM REVENUES: Levies from Taxing Units

NET PROGRAM REVENUE

GENERAL REVENUES: Interest Miscellaneous

SPECIAL ITEM: Refund Prior Year Assessment to Entities

TOTAL GENERAL REVENUES AND SPECIAL ITEM

Change in Net Position Net Position - beginning Net Position - ending

TOTAL

$272,207 221,828

7,043 28 ,848

131 4,518

534,574

596,524 61 ,950

717 973

(107,449) (105,759)

(43,809) 56,083

$ 12,274


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MCMULLEN COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT BALANCE SHEET GENERAL FUND

DECEMBER 31, 2018

ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents Prepaid Item

TOTAL ASSETS

LIABILITIES Accounts Payable Accrued Payroll Unearned Revenue

TOTAL LIABILITIES

FUND BALANCE Unassigned Assigned :

To be Refunded to Taxing Unit Entities Furniture, Equipment & Software upgrades

TOTAL FUND BALANCE

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCE

$ 89,161

89,161

70,132 12,209

82,341

6,820 6,820

$ 89,161

RECONCILIATION TO THE STATEMENT OF NET POSITION:

Total fund balance reported above Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of net position are different because:

Capital assets used in governmental activities are not current financial resources and therefore

are not reported in the balance sheet. Long-term liabilities are not due and payable in the current period and therefore are not reported

in the balance sheet.

NET POSITION OF GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES


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$ 6,820

5,565

(111)

$ 12,274

MCMULLEN COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES

IN FUND BALANCE -GENERAL FUND YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,2018

REVENUES Levies from Taxing Units Interest Miscellaneous

TOTAL REVENUES

EXPENDITURES Payroll Costs Contract Services Supplies and Materials Other Operating Expenses Capital Outlay

TOTAL EXPENDITURES

Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues Over Expenditures

SPECIAL ITEM Refund Prior Year Assessment to Entities

Net Change in Fund Balance Fund Balance at Beginning of Year

FUND BALANCE AT END OF YEAR

$ 596,524 717 973

598,214

275,523 221 ,828

7,043 28,848

2,175 535,417

62,796

(1 07,449)

(44 ,653) 51,472

$ 6,819

RECONCILIATION TO THE STATEMENT OF NET POSITION:

Net change in fund balance Capital outlays are not reported as expenses in the Statement of Activities

The depreciation of capital assets used in governmental activities is not reported in the funds

The decrease in compensated absences liability does not require the use of current financial resources but is recorded as an expense in the Statement of Activities

CHANGE IN NET POSITION OF GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES


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$ (44,653)

2,044

(4 ,518)

3,317

$ (43,809)

MCMULLEN COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 , 2018

1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The basic financial statements of the McMullen County Appraisal District (the "District") have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") applicable to governmental units. The Governmental Accounting Standards Board ("GASB") is the accepted standard-setting body for establishing governmental accounting and financial reporting principles.

A. Reporting Entity

The McMullen County Appraisal District was organized as a result of the Texas Leg islature adopting a comprehensive property code in 1979 which created a countywide appraisal district in each county within the State of Texas. The McMullen County Appraisal District is responsible for the appraisal of all taxable property and the equalization of appraised values of property of all taxing units in the appraisal district. The McMullen County Appraisal District is governed by a board of directors elected by the governing bodies of certain taxing units in the appraisal district. The board of directors appoints a chief appraiser who acts as chief administrator of the appraisal district and an appraisal review board to equalize appraised values. The District's annual financial report includes the accounts of all district operations. Based on the criteria for determining the reporting entity (separate legal entity and fiscal or financial dependency on other governments) , the District is considered to be an independent reporting entity and has no component units.

B. Basis of Presentation

Basic financial statements are presented at both the government-wide and fund financial level. Both levels of statements categorize primary activities as governmental.

Government-wide financial statements report information about the reporting unit as a whole. For the most part, the effect of interfund activity has been removed from these statements. These statements focus on the sustainability of the District as an entity and the change in aggregate financial position resulting from the activities of the year. These aggregated statements consist of the Statement of Net Position and the Statement of Activities.

The statement of activities demonstrates the degree to which the direct expenses of a given function are offset by program revenues. Direct expenses are those that are clearly identifiable with a specific function . Program revenues include charges to customers or applicants who purchase, use, or directly benefit from goods, services , or privileges provided by a given function . Other items not reported as program revenues are reported instead as general revenues.

Fund financia l statements report information at the individual fund level. Each fund is considered to be a separate accounting entity. The District reports only governmental type funds.

The District has presented the following major governmental funds:

General Fund The General Fund is the general operating fund of the District. It is used to account for all financial resources except those required to be accounted for in another fund. From the General Fund are paid the general operating expenditures , the fixed charges and the capital improvement costs that are not paid through other funds.

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C. Measurement Focus/Basis of Accounting

The government-wide financial statements are reported using the economic resources measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recorded when earned and expenses are recorded when a liability is incurred, regardless of the timing of related cash flows.

Governmental fund financial statements are reported using the current financial resources measurement focus and the modified accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recognized as soon as they are both measurable and available. A 60-day availability period is generally used for revenue recognition . Expenditures are recorded when the related fund liability is incurred.

D. Cash and Cash Equivalents

McMullen County Appraisal District follows State statute, which authorizes the District to invest in obl igations of, or guaranteed by, governmental entities, certificates of deposits , bankers acceptances, commercial paper, no load money market mutual fund , repurchase agreements, and investment pools.

E. Capital Assets

Purchased or constructed capital assets are reported at cost or estimated historical cost. Donated fixed assets are recorded at their fair value at the date of the donation. The cost of normal maintenance and repairs that do not add to the value of the asset or materially extend assets' lives are not capitalized.

The District did not have a capital asset policy as of December 31 , 2018.

Capital assets are being depreciated using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:

Asset Class

Furniture & Equipment Software

F. Receivable and Payable Balances

Estimated Useful Lives

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The District believes that sufficient detail of receivable and payable balances is provided in the financial statements to avoid the obscuring of significant components by aggregation. Therefore, no disclosure is provided wh ich disaggregates those balances.

G. Inventories

Supplies and materials are debited as expenditures when purchased, except for certain purchases, which are classified as prepaid items when they are more accurately reflected as expenditures of the next fiscal year.

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MCMULLEN COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018

H. Compensated Absences

It is the District's policy to permit regular full-time employees to accumulate earned but unused vacation and sick pay benefits. A liability for unused vacation leave for regular full-time employees is calculated and reported in the government-wide financial statements. Full-time employees earn vacation monthly at 6.67 hours per monthly pay period. Full-time employees who have worked for 10 or more years in a position are eligible to receive vacation at 12 hours per month, beginning on their anniversary date. Vacation time not taken by the end of the calendar year is carried over to the next year, with a maximum carry-over of 80 hours. All regular full-time employees can accrue up to 480 hours of sick leave. There is no liability for unpaid accumulated sick leave, since the District does not have a policy to pay any amounts when employees separate from service with the District. Therefore, no liability for sick leave is reported in government-wide financial statements.

I. Fund Balances -Governmental Funds

Fund balances of the governmental funds are classified as follows:

Nonspendable Fund Balance - represents amounts that cannot be spent because they are either not in spendable form (such as inventory or prepaid insurance) or legally required to remain intact (such as notes receivable or principal of a permanent fund) .

Restricted Fund Balance- represents amounts that are constrained by external parties, constitutional provisions or enabling legislation.

Committed Fund Balance - represents amounts that can only be used for a specific purpose because of a formal action by the Board. Committed amounts cannot be used for any other purpose unless the Board removes those constraints by taking the same type of formal action. Committed fund balance amounts may be used for other purposes with appropriate due process by the Board. Commitments are typically done through adoption and amendment of the budget. Committed fund balance amounts differ from restricted balances in that the constraints on their use do not come from outside parties, constitutional provisions, or enabling legislation.

Assigned Fund Balance - represents amounts which the District intends to use for a specific purpose, but that do not meet the criteria to be classified as restricted or committed. Intent may be stipulated by the Board or by an official or body to which the Board delegates the authority. Specific amounts that are not restricted or committed in a special revenue, capital projects, debt service or permanent fund are assigned for purposes in accordance with the nature of their fund type or the fund 's primary purpose. Assignments within the general fund conveys that the intended use of those amounts is for a specific purpose that is narrower than the general purposes of the District itself.

Unassigned Fund Balance- represents amounts which are unconstrained in that they may be spent for any purpose. Only the general fund reports a positive unassigned fund balance. Other governmental funds might report a negative balance in this classification because of overspending for specific purposes for which amounts had been restricted, committed or assigned.

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When an expenditure is incurred for a purpose for which both restricted and unrestricted fund balance is available, the District considers restricted funds to have been spent first. When an expenditure is incurred for which committed, assigned, or unassigned fund balances are available, the District considers amounts to have been spent first out of committed funds, then assigned funds , and finally unassigned funds.

J . Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.

2. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Deposits. At year-end, the carrying amount of all District deposits (checking, certificate of deposit, and savings accounts) was $89,161 and the bank balance was $93,617. The entire bank balance was covered by federal depository insurance or by collateral held by its agent in the District's name.

Investments. The District had no investments at year end.

3. CAPITAL ASSETS

Capital asset activity for the year ended December 31 , 2018, was as follows:

Balance

January 1

Additions/

Completions

Retirements/

Adjustments

Balance

December 31

Governmental Activities:

Capital assets, not being depreciated

Land

Construction in Progress

Capital assets, being depreciated

Buildings

Equipment

Software

Total capital assets, being depreciated

Less accumulated depreciation for:

Buildings

Equipment Software

Total accumulated depreciation

20,163

7,230

27,393

(12,279) (7,076)

{19 ,355}

8,038 Total capital assets, being depreciated, net -----"-'..::....:...c=--

Governmental activities capital assets, net 8,038

2,045

2,045

(4,441)

{77}

{4,518}

{2,473}

{2,473}

Depreciation expense was charged as direct expense to programs of the primary government as follows:

Governmental Activities: Appraisal services 4,518

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22,208

7,230

29,438

(16,720)

{7, 153}

{23,873}

5,565

5,565


4. LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

The following is a summary of changes in long-term liabilities reported in the governmentwide financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Balance January 1 Additions Reductions

Balance December 31

Due Within One Year

Governmental Activities: Compensated Absences __ 3"-'-'--'-'42:::...:8=- 3,317 111

Total Government 3,428 3,317 111

5. HEALTH CARE COVERAGE

During the year ended December 31 , 2018, employees of the McMullen County Appraisal District were covered by a health insurance plan (the plan) . The District paid 100% of premiums for employees to the plan and employees, at their option, authorized payroll withholding to pay premiums for dependents. All premiums were paid to a licensed insurer. The plan was authorized by Article 3.51-2, Texas Insurance Code and was documented by contractual agreement.

Terms of coverage and premium costs are included in the contractual provisions.

6. RISK MANAGEMENT

The District is exposed to various risks of loss related to torts; theft of, damage to and destruction of assets; errors and omissions; injuries to employees and natural disasters. The District carries commercial insurance for the risks of loss, including worker's compensation, and property and casualty loss insurance. Settled claims resulting from these risks have not exceeded commercial insurance coverage in any of the past three fiscal years. Limits of insurance coverage remain unchanged in the past three years.

7. LITIGATION

There is no pending or threatened litigation against McMullen County Appraisal District involving claims for monetary damages.

8. TAX ASSESSMENT CONTRACT

The Appraisal District has entered into contracts with a number of taxing units for assessment of taxes. The contracts are automatically renewed on a year-to-year basis and remain in effect until terminated by either party.

9. PENSION PLAN

The District provides retirement, disability and death benefits for all of its full-time employees through a nontraditional defined benefit plan in the statewide Texas County and District Retirement System (TCDRS). District employees are members of the plan through the McMullen County pension plan. More details of the plan are available in McMullen County's annual financial report (AFR). The AFR information is available by contacting the McMullen County Auditor's Office at (361) 274-3685, or by writing to: P.O. Box 37, Tilden, Texas 78072.

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10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Subsequent events have been evaluated through August 30, 2019 which is the date the financial statements were available to be issued.

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MCMULLEN COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT GENERAL FUND

SCHEDULE OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE - BUDGET (GAAP BASIS) AND ACTUAL

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,2018 WITH COMPARATIVE TOTALS FOR 2017

2018 VARIANCE WITH FINAL BUDGET

BUDGETED AMOUNTS POSITIVE ORIGINAL FINAL ACTUAL (NEGATIVE)

REVENUES Levies from Taxing Units $ 596,502 $ 596,502 $ 596,524 $ 22 Interest 717 717 Miscellaneous 973 973

TOTAL REVENUES 596,502 596,502 598,214 1,712

EXPENDITURES Payroll Costs 308,002 298,002 275,523 22,479 Contract Services 244,300 250,300 221 ,828 28,472 Supplies and Materials 8,000 8,000 7,043 957 Other Operating Expenses 33,200 37,200 28,848 8,352 Capital Outlay 3,000 3,000 2,175 825

TOTAL EXPENDITURES 596,502 596,502 535,417 61 ,085

Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues Over Expenditures $ $ $ 62,797 $ 62,797

See accompanying notes to required supplementary information.

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2017

ACTUAL

$ 585,362 695

1,782

587,839

288,808 202,312

10,218 40,347

2,220

543,905

$ 43,934

Budgetary Data

MCMULLEN COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT NOTES TO REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,2018

The chief appraiser has the responsibility of preparing the District's budget. A proposed budget for operations of the District for the following tax year is submitted to each taxing unit participating in the District and to the District board of directors before June 15.

The board of directors holds a public hearing to consider the budget. The board completes its hearings, makes any amendments it desires to the proposed budget, and finally approves a budget before September 15. If governing bodies of a majority of the taxing units entitled to vote on the appointment of board members adopt resolutions disapproving the budget and file them with the secretary of the board within thirty days after its adoption, the budget does not take effect and the board adopts a new budget within thirty days of the disapproval.

The board may amend the approved budget at any time, but the secretary of the board must deliver a written copy of a proposed amendment to the presiding officer of the governing body of each taxing unit participating in the District not later than the 3Qth day before the date the board acts on it.

Amendments were made to the budget during the year. The budget for the General Fund is on a basis in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The level of control for the budget is the fund level.

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